Study on the Role of Decompression of Lower Extremity Nerves for the Treatment of Patients With Symptomatic Diabetic Neuropathy With Chronic Nerve Compression
CompletedNot applicableNCT00703209
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
The UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas would like to give you information about a research study that is being done for patients with painful diabetic neuropathy and have not responded to medical treatment. Doctors from the departments of Internal Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neurology, Pain Management and Plastic Surgery are conducting a research study to examine the effects of nerve decompression on decreasing the pain associated with diabetic neuropathy and increasing the sensation at the bottom of the foot.
Study details
- Official title
- Controlled, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Prospective Study On the Role of Decompression of Lower Extremity Nerves for the Treatment of Patients With Symptomatic Diabetic Neuropathy With Chronic Nerve Compression
- Conditions
- Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
- Interventions
- Procedure: Nerve Decompression
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Start date
- 2008-01
- Primary completion
- 2013-09
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 80 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Type 1 or 2 Diabetes * Diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy * Symptoms of: pain and/or numbness * Bilateral symptoms (pain in both legs) * Have been treated non-surgically * Aged 18-80 * All genders and all races Exclusion Criteria: * Cardiac or renal pedal edema * Medical condition which does not allow surgery * Inadequate glycemic control * Skin ulcer * Charcot's foot * Symptoms of radiculopathy/sciatic-type nerve pain * Inadequate nutrient circulation in the feet * Weight greater than 300 lbs. * Psychiatric problems or alcohol/drug abuse * Pregnancy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00703209